Side Effects Of Being Tired tab by Unwound

Tabs

Artist/Band: Unwound
Song: "Side Effects of Being Tired"
Album: Challenge for a Civilized Society (1998)


standard tuning

Intro riff:
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------8--8--8--8-|
D MajorD|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6-|
A augmentedA|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

Verse riff:
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------8--8--8--8-|
D MajorD|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6-|
A augmentedA|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus riff:
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

Chorus riff:
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14----------------------------------------12---|
D MajorD|----------14-------15-------11-------12---------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14-------------------------12------------------|
D MajorD|----------14-------15----------------12----11---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14----------------------------------------12---|
D MajorD|----------14-------15-------11-------12---------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14-------------------------12------------------|
D MajorD|----------14-------15----------------12----11---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

Bridge riff (after improvised noise w/ delay):
e|(0)---------------------(0)---------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-----------------------10---------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------0----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
+
e|(0)---------------------(0)---------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-12----------------------13---------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------0----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|


Outro riff:
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------10~--------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|/9----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|/10---------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------12----12----12----12---|
G+G|-------------------------13----13----13----13---|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-9-----9-----9-----9----------------------------|
E MajorE|-10----10----10----10---------------------------|


Song structure:
Intro riff x 4
Verse riff x 8
Pre-chorus riff x 2
Chorus riff x 1
Verse riff x 8
Pre-chorus riff x 2
Chorus riff x 1
Intro riff x 4
Verse riff into improvised noise with delay approx. x 8
Bridge riff x 4
Outro riff x ad infinitum, treat with delay/effects noise


That's it. Feel free to leave comments, corrections, suggestions, requests, etc. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-